Predictors of Grades Assigned by Graduate Teaching Assistants in Physical Education

Abstract

To determine possible predictors of grades assigned by graduate teaching assistants in physical education service programs, average grade assignments of 20 assistants for one quarter, collected over 2 yr., were compared with demographic data, teaching experience, GRE scores, total score on the Tennessee Self-concept Scale, and teachers' ratings. Bivariate correlations indicated that the average grade assigned by assistants was related significantly to sex, marital status, and global self-concept; however, age, teaching experience in public schools, total GRE scores, and students' ratings of teachers' effectiveness were not related significantly to the mean grades assigned to students.